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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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